Given that Elementary is a procedural story, I was surprised that today's backstory regarding Joan wasn't played out over a couple of episodes, especially since we still have quite a few to go before the sophomore finale arc with Mycroft begins. What we've seen about Joan's background (her job history, growth as a…

I do this on a semi-regular basis, mostly because I like to see what other people have thought of the story or episode or performance, and to see people just build theories and analysis to value-add to my enjoyment of the show and fandom at large. It's one of the reasons why I'm rather active in fandom, because fandom…

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